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Democratic Rep. David Scott of Georgia died at the age of 80

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Disapproval of Congress at all-time high: Poll

Gallup pointed to the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, as well as Republican frustration over the failure of the Senate to approve the Save America Act, a marquis voter ID bill, as driving the negative outlook.

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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Washington, D.C., March 23, 2023

House members call for improvements to ethics panel amid recent string of resignations amid scandals

In just the past several days, three House members accused of serious ethical lapses were forced to resign, two before the committee could render findings of fault and enact punishments.

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Trump's pick to to run Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, appears before Senate for confirmation hearing

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis is vowing to hold up Warsh's nomination vote until the Trump administration concludes its probe into the Fed’s headquarters renovations, under Chairman Jerome Powell, whom Trump has repeatedly criticized.

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Jair Bolsonaro, Aug. 4, 2022, Brasilia, Brasil

Democrats urge Biden to extradite Bolsonaro from Florida after Brazil riot

U.S. lawmakers are comparing Sunday's events in Brazil to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

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GOP-led House repeals funding for as many as 87,000 IRS agents

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said the House also plans to vote this week to form a committee on "the weaponization of the federal government against citizens" and to end Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) sales to China.

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As GOP-led House hastens to pass rules package, defense spending emerges as sticking point

"I don't want to see defense cuts," said Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.). "We don't know what deals were made. And that's something that we should be transparent about."